Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A great gift

I won a giveaway early this month from my friend Donna at Cottage Days & Journeys. It is a desk calendar of Donna's Alaskan mountain photography.

Donna's photography is stunning (visit her blog to see incredible bear and fox photos from their tundra trips!) but I was impressed with the quality of the calendar, too.
I'm not officially reviewing a Snapfish product - just passing along a good thing when I see (and happily receive) one!
And even signed by the photographer! :) Thank you, Ms. Madonna! It is beautiful!

118 comments:

Karen @ away for the weekend said...

Nice giveaway, the pictures are beautiful!

MarmePurl said...

Score you!

Betty Manousos said...

awesome!

EG CameraGirl said...

Congratulations! I would love to visit Alaska. The next best thing would be to see a different beautiful photo of Alaska at the beginning of every month. :)

DeniseinVA said...

It's a super gift! Thanks for Donna's link.

Tanya said...

you're a lucky girl!

Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...

What a unique gift! Love the pretty pics-enjoy:@)

Pix at Under the Oaks said...

How lucky you are Tex! Beeutiful pictures. I love Snapfish.

Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow said...

Excellent!!

Fireblossom said...

Oh, man. I bet if you fell in a mud puddle, you'd come up wearing a designer dress!

Beth @ E. lizard Breath Speaks said...

nice. & Congrats to you! enjoy those beautiful views. i'll go check out her blog now. ( :

nic.b van es said...

dat is wel een heel leuk idee.

Nancy Claeys said...

I love this -- I've always wanted to visit Alaska. Beautiful images.

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

What great pictures she takes!

Lynne said...

Beautiful mountain views, great giveaway!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Good luck!

Pom Pom said...

Hi TexWis! PRETTY scenes!

Sandra said...

it is really beautiful... i have not tried Snapfish, will have to look at it, it came on my HP a link to go there.

Tree Hugger - Suzan said...

WOW!! What a neat give away! Those are lovely photos and I'll have to check out snapfish. Several of my friends made up Christmas presents using snapfish.
Thank you for sharing!

DJan said...

I will have to go check out Snapfish. The calendar is really beautiful! Congratulations on your win. I know how good it feels to win a giveaway. :-)

Magia da Inês said...

¸.•°♡♡
Belíssimas fotos.
O calendário ficou maravilhoso.
Boa quarta-feira!
Beijinhos.
¸.•°♡♡彡

Molly The Wally said...

Nice one. Well done on your win. Great pix. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly

Giga said...

Gratuluję wygranej ślicznego kalendarza. Byłam zobaczyć pięknego białego niedźwiedzia. Pozdrawiam.
Congratulations on winning the lovely calendar. I see a beautiful white bear. Yours.

Łucja-Maria said...

WONDERFUL !

phylliso said...

A beautiful,usable gift,congrats!phyllis

R.Ramakrishnan said...

Congrats TWG. This is a beautiful gift.

Beth said...

Congratulations. What a wonderful gift! The pictures are beautiful!

Kjell T. Evensen said...

That calendar is an eye catcher. Lucky you.

Susan said...

Wow, what a great gift. AND a great idea! Awesome!

Judy said...

What a wonderful giveaway gift. Congratulations!

S. J. Qualls said...

A very lovely gift!

Linda said...

Congratulations. It's fitting that one as generous as you in your own giveaways should be the beneficiary of another's generosity. Her photography is really beautiful.

Debbie said...

what a GREAT give-a-way, so happy for you theresa!!

alaska is on my bucket list, her pictures look amazing!!

poping over to visit this blog, with the adorable name!!

Patty Woodland said...

Lucky you!

holdingmoments said...

A great gift.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Lucky her to be there, lucky you to win it! Alaska is still on our wish list. So many places......

Nerissa said...

Hey there! Nissy here from Nerissa's Life.

You'll wanna check out my most recent blog post, "Golden Globes... who needs 'em?" There's a special little somethin' waitin' for you over there...

Purrs,
Nissy

Sylvia K said...

What a great calendar from a beautiful place!! And a lovely gift!! Congrats indeed!!

Nancy said...

What a beautiful way to celebrate each month

Primitive Stars said...

Oh lucky you, wonderful givaway, Congrats....just like the beautiful pictures you take, Blessings Francine.

Paula said...

WOW~ congrats on winning an awesome prize! Donna's photography is amazing.

Linda said...

Very nice giveaway! Congratulations - seeing photos of Alaska is about as close as I want to get to anything colder than it is here on the east coast!

Karen said...

Nice!

Furry Bottoms said...

Oh now, that is a fantastic idea! Why didn't I think of it???? Congratulations on winning, and Alaska is supposed to be really beautiful. You'll get to see it everyday for the year now!

Raggedy Creations said...

What a lovely gift. Enjoy Theresa. Alaska is beautiful. Wish I could visit there someday.

Felicia

Sinbad and I on the Loose said...

Ye who gives, also receives. That is how it should be.

SweetMarie said...

What a great prize! Really pretty photos! I will have to check out snapfish :)

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

Lucky you! The photos are beautiful. Enjoy!

Brian King said...

Congratulations! A great gift! It even has The Run*A*Round Ranch Report stamped on it. :-)

eViL pOp TaRt said...

Superb photographs on the calendar!

Kerry said...

Very cool. Some day I would like to visit Alaska.

Sandy said...

Every year I say I am going to have personalized calendars made and never do. I will have to check out snapfish. Thanks for the info!

Rose said...

Looks like a calendar with beautiful photographs!

Lois Evensen said...

Lovely! So nice to have. Congrats!

Black Jack's Carol said...

Nice to see you on the receiving end of a giveaway :) i don't keep many calendars but love to have one with beautiful photographs and lots of space to write stuff. Yours looks perfect.. just gorgeous!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

What a lovely gift! Congrats!

Sketchbook Wandering said...

A beautiful caldendar! Thank you for sharing it!

Robin said...

T, Oooo, lucky you! Very nice!

Bob Bushell said...

That's terrific.

Shaun Gibbs said...

What a nice gift to receive. The photos are beautiful aswell.

bon bon said...

those are really lovely. a talented lady!

A Quiet Corner said...

Great photos from an awesome blogger, T! Congrats to you...:)JP

don said...

What a neat, special gift from a friend. A desk calendar would always be welcome whereas a wall calendar's have a limited number of walls where they can be hung.

Ms. A said...

The fact that she signed it, makes it even more special!

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

Dearest Theresa,
Congrats for winning this fabulous photography calendar from a kindred spirit! You appreciate it more than others.
Hugs,
Mariette

Janey and Co. said...

You are a lucky duck!

Deb said...

what a cool prize....congrats..

gowestferalwoman said...

Not only beautiful photos, but the design of a stand +a lone calendar is cool too! going to go to her blog now...;)

Chatty Crone said...

What a nice gift. I have been to Alaska once and I loved it - in summer.

Donna said...

Oh, it's so strange to pull up someone's blog and see my own photos looking right back at me! LOL! I am tickled plum silly that you like and are enjoying your calendar gift. It's the gift that keeps on giving. I think I'm going to make photo calendars every year now!

I sent a calendar to my mom too, along with a copy of the Alaska book that someone else won in my giveaway. She says that she isn't peeking ahead, but will wait to be surprised for each month's photo. That gave me a giggle.

EM Illustrator said...

What a nice gift :)

barbara l. hale said...

That's cool! Congrats!

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Beautiful calendar!!!.. Greetings!!!..

DIMI said...

Very nice gift!I love it!!
Dimi..

eileeninmd said...

Congrats, what a lovely gift to win. Love the pretty mountain scenes.

val's alentejo blogspot.com said...

Such a great giveaway. congratulations Tex.
Nice of you to share it with us.
Will take a peek at Madonnas blog.
val

Sally said...

Yes, indeed Donna is a great photographer; I wouldn't know where to begin in the process of all the different things she does to each photo. I'm so glad you won! I'm glad also to read that she sent one to her mom,and what she said about not peeking. That's so sweet.

xpxp

Karen said...

It sure is!! What a nice gift... and such beautiful country.. wow.

Kerri said...

Oh it is a GREAT gift!!!

Jill said...

VERY nice! Congrats!

Fábio Martins said...

Congratulations :-)

Red said...

We can get some cool calendars these days.I got one from my hiking buddy. I will always keep it.

Lisa Gordon said...

This is wonderful.
Congratulations on the win!

parker said...

Congrats to you. All that good Karma thru your giveaway drawings is reaping it's rewards! Alaska scenery in North Texas! Wonderful!

pattisjarrett said...

What a nice gift! Thanks for sharing.

Cat said...

So lovely and such a nice gift idea! I know you'll enjoy its beauty.

Paula said...

So much prettier then the moose we always get from John's Alaska relatives.

SquirrelQueen said...

Donna's photography is always beautiful and this calendar is no exception. Congrats on your win. Alaska is an amazing place. I lived there for ten years and got to see a lot of the state.

Fjällripan said...

Very nice!! Congratulations :) Must check out her blog :)

Small City Scenes said...

Congrats for winning and it is beautiful. My daughter made me a calendar once maybe I should try. The pushes we get from our blogging friends. LOL!!

I love your Owl pics too. MB

Michelle said...

Congrats! How beautiful!

Catherine said...

How wonderful! Congratulations!
xo Catherine

Gail Dixon (Louisiana Belle) said...

That's a wonderful prize. I'll have to go check out her photography. Thanks!

Randy said...

What a prize. I want to visit there one day.

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Congrats, Theresa! That is a beautiful calendar...she takes wonderful photos.

Stephanie said...

Great looking calendar.

Madge Bloom said...

Lucky you, it looks lovely!

Adrienne said...

Congratulations on your win! Yes, Donna's photos are breath-taking. I won one of her books and I can hardly keep my hands off of it! I'm sharing it on my blog today and I'm telling my readers to visit your blog and see your new calendar.
~Adrienne~

Marie said...

How wonderful for you to be on the receiving end of a giveaway! It's a great-looking calendar!

Linda R said...

Lucky you. What a gorgeous calendar.

Hugs~

Barbara Shallue said...

I'm glad you won a giveaway for a change, instead of being the giver all the time. It's beautiful!

Jo's World said...

Congrats, Tex! Its a beautiful calendar and you were a lucky girl!

Cheers,

Jo and the Petz

Leave It To Davis said...

Lucky you! I'm jealous. I never win anything...not even butterfly pictures that I am hoping so very much I'd get picked for...not even when I proved how much I LOVED butterflies!!! boo hoo...I am still crying over that one! :p

Elaine said...

Lucky you! Looks like a lovely calendar.

Hanne Bente said...

Beautiful calendar :)

Maple Lane said...

Lucky you! Beauty to enjoy throughout the year.

Stewart M said...

We make our calendars with snap-fish too!

And you can never see enough owls.

Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.

Stewart M - Melbourne

Susan, a Sometimes Blogger said...

Wonderfully dramatic photography :D)

Candy C. said...

What a beautiful calendar! I will have to check out Donna's blog and Snapfish. :)

Jeevan said...

This is a wonderful scenic calendar. Glad u received the gift :)

Ayu Maselli said...

Beautiful Calendar,congratulation Theresa.
Alaska...oh beautiful nature
have a good day to you

Gail said...

I have seen Snapfish's calendars and they are amazing. My came from the Crazy M Ranch.

Laura. M said...

Great gift Teresa is beautiful :))
a kiss

Tammy said...

That is really cool! Congrats on winning:)

SandyCarlson said...

These are gorgeous!

Liz said...

What a gorgeous gift!!

georgettesullins said...

So cool and special -- my mother's mother lived in Alaska for nearly 20 years.

Crissi said...

Nice giveaway, super!
Great Sunday
Crissi

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